Chicken-potato

Chicken-potato

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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This dish is the alternative to fried chicken, its tasty and healthy too.

Chicken in the pan!

Brown Rice with nuts.

Brown rice

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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Every year for thanksgiving dinner I make White rice with Meat, mix nuts and lots of butter but this year as everyone in my house hold on watch / diet I created this healthy and delicious Brown Rice with Nuts, olive oil, lots of mixed spices and low sodium chicken broth.

Brown rice

Potato Pie

Potato Pie

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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I could not find my other pie dish so to the rescue it came the cake pan 🙂

This is one of the recipe I created this year for a sugar-free pie, it was delicious and no one is missing the sugar.

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Spinach and Kale

Spinach-kale

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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This year I opted on making green beans casserole with all the cream and butter, so I came up with this Garlic and lemony mixed green recipe last week. I added fried onion and it was a healthy addition to our Thanksgiving dinner this year.

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Pumpkin Pie.

Pumpkin pie

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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Everyone in my Family is on watch / diet this year, so I came up with this sugar-free fresh Pumpkin Pie recipe and it was outstanding!!!

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Thanksgiving Turkey

Turkey

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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The turkey was delish, Rosemary, thyme, lemon and Onion with my favorite mix of spices!

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Mashed Potatoes

Mashed potatoes

  • Servings: 8
  • Difficulty: easy
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There is no other side dish as scrumptious as mashed potatoes, it pairs with almost any dish that you could possibly think of!

My family would never even imagine our thanksgiving dinner without this delicious and creamy dish…

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There are so many hearty dishes served on our thanksgiving table, so I try as much as I can to prepare each dish with as minimal fat as I possibly could get away with, but that does not mean they lack on flavor….

This year for this delicious dish I used fat free sour cream and homemade turkey broth that I mead with the turkey neck and bones, and no butter in site..Salt and pepper and the dish was ready.

1 bag of russet potato, about 6 LB

1-2 cups homemade turkey broth

1 cup fat free sour cream

1 tbsp. sea salt

1 tbsp. black pepper

Peel and wash the potato, cut in to big cubes.

Add potato in to a large stock pot, add water to cover and cook until fork tender, about 10-15 minutes.

Drain the potato and return in to the same pot, mash on low heat for a minute or two.

Add turkey broth, salt, pepper and sour cream… mix well until all combined.

Enjoy!

Zataar Pizza

Mana'esh

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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The Zataar Pizza is one of the most humble food that served for breakfast, school lunch, light dinner or as a snack in the middle east.

The smell of Zataar in the air remind me of home.

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Garlic Kale and Baby Spinach

Kale

  • Servings: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
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This the first time I made Kale and I loved it, I mixed it with Spinach, garlic and lemon… it was match made in green haven 🙂

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One lonely cloud

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I noticed this lonely cloud the other day and I had to take a picture of it, it was a lonely cloud in the sky.

Blueberry, Apple, and Cranberry jam

Jam

  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: easy
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Tangy and sweet but its sugar free sweet!

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Beef Marrow bones Soup

Beef Marrow-soup

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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Most people wont consider buying Marrow bones at the store, if you pass by it you are missing a major flavor in your soup.
let me tell you they are worth it and they are heavenly in soups.

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Jalapeno salsa

Salsa

  • Servings: 16-18
  • Difficulty: easy
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Talk about spicy Pepper!!!

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.1 lb. Jalapeno peppers

.1/4 cup olive oil

.1/2 tsp. Salt

.4 tbsp. Fresh Lime juice

.1 cup Fresh Cilantro

In a food processor, add all ingredients and process until completely smooth.
Add Cilantro and Olive oil and pulse for few seconds.

Store in airtight container, it keeps in the refrigerator for weeks.

Blueberry, Pecan, and Raisin Muffins

Blueberry pecan muffins

  • Servings: 16-18
  • Difficulty: easy
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I created this scrumptious muffins recipe today for my older brother Gus, he is diabetic and not allowed to eat sweets anymore, so to satisfies his sweet tooth I made these scrumptious muffins for him and I wanted to share it with you.

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.1/2 Cup Dry blueberry

.1/2 cup white Raisin

.1/2 cup chopped pecans

.1 Tsp. Baking Powder

.1 Tsp. Baking Soda

.1 Tbsp. vanilla extract

.1/2 cup quick oats

.1 Cup all purpose flour

.1 1/2 cup wheat flour

.1/2 Tsp. salt

.1 Cup Butter Milk

.1/2 cup Vegetable oil

.3 Eggs

.1 1/2 Sugar Substitutes

.1/4 Tsp. Ground Cloves

Pre heat oven to 370

In a large bowl mix Eggs, Sugar Substitutes and oil until pale yellow, add vanilla extract, and mix well.

In other bowl combine flours, salt, ground clove, quick oats, baking powder and baking soda, add dry ingredient to the egg and sugar mix alternating with the buttermilk starting and ending with the dry mix.

Add dry blueberry, Raisin and Pecan and stir well, do not over mix.

Scope the batter in to lined muffins pan with an ice cream scooper almost all the way full, they do not rise that much.

Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Makes 16-18 muffins

Whole-Wheat Pancake

whole wheat pancake

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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Love this recipe, its a healthy alternative to the original pancake.

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2 Cups wheat flour

1 Cup all purpose flour

2 Cups buttermilk

1/2 Tsp. salt

2 Eggs

12 Tbsp. melted butter divided in half

1/2 Tsp. baking soda

2 Tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 Cup sugar substitutes

In a large bowl, combine the entire ingredient and mix well.

In a large skillet or a pancake pan over medium heat add melted butter a Tsp. at a time, use a ¼ measuring cup to make the pancake.

Cook for 2-3 minutes each side.

Vegetables soup

Vegetables soup

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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The smell of home cooked vegetables soup in the air,,, ahhhh so good!!!

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Lime cake with Lime and mint glaze-sugar free

Lime cake

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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My friend gave me a bag full of fresh limes from his tree and I did not know what to do with all of these limes. I came up with some good recipes today and this sugar free lime cake is one of them. it came out moist and crumbly, it was delicious.

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I toped it with Sugar free Lime and Mint glaze.

Beautiful night under the moon and the stars!

Beautiful night under the moon and the stars!

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Nature at it’s best.

Nature at it's best.

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Sugar free Carrot Chiffon Cake or Cupcakes

Chiffon cupcake

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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I do not think you will be able to eat just one of these scrumptious cupcake they are lighter than air.
If you like, your cupcakes to be sweeter up your sugar measurement but I think they are perfect this way, just the right sweetness when you add the frosting.

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Batter

.1 Egg yolk

.2 Tbsp. Vegetable oil

.1/2 Cup Carrot Juice

.2 Tbsp. freshly grated carrot

.1 1/2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

.1 1/2 Tsp. Almond Extract

.1 1/4 Cup of flour

.2 1/2 Tsp. baking powder

.4 Egg white

.3/4 Tsp. Cream of Tarter

.1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda

.1/4 Tsp. Salt

.1 Tsp. Nutmeg

Frosting

2 Cups of heavy cream

8 OZ of soften Cream Cheese

2 Cups Sugar Substitutes

2 Tbsp. Sugar Free thick Syrup

Pre heat oven 350

Add egg white to mixer bowl, whisk with cream of tartar until stiff peaks, set aside.

Whisk egg yolk with oil, sugar Substitutes, vanilla extract and almond extract until all mixed well.

Sift flour 3 times with baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add grated carrots to the carrot juice.

Add flour mix alternating with the carrot juice starting and ending with flour mix.

Add egg white by folding it carefully in to the batter.

Use an ice cream scoop to fill the cupcake-lined pan and bake for 19 minutes.

For making a cake, divide the batter evenly in two 9-inch cake pans.

Top the cake or cupcake with sugar free cream cheese frosting.

To make the frosting, add all ingredients in to the mixing bowl,and beat until it forms stiff peaks.

Easy lasagna

Lasagna

  • Servings: 6
  • Difficulty: easy
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This recipe is perfect for these weekdays when you need something quick and hearty and only two pans to wash.

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.3 Tbsp. olive oil

.4 Tbsp. Butter

.1 LB ground beef

.4 Cups of warm milk

.3 Cups of grated Mozzarella Cheese

.3 large tomatoes diced

.1 large onion chopped

.1 Large red bell Pepper chopped

.3 Tbsp. chopped parsley

.2 Cups Ricotta Cheese

.1 Cup Parmesan Cheese

.3 Garlic cloves minced

.3/4 Cup of flour

.2 Tbsp. Salt divided

.2 Tbsp. Black Pepper divided

.1/2 Tsp all spice

.1 Tsp Italian seasoning

.17.6 Oz instant lasagna sheets (I used tomato flavor in this recipe)

.1 Tsp hot chili flakes

.1/2 Tsp Nutmeg

Preheat oven 400

Prepare the lasagna sheet according to the package instructions.

In a large nonstick frying pan, add olive oil, ground beef, 1/2 Tbsp. Salt, 1/2 Tbsp. Black Pepper, Italian seasoning, and cook on medium heat until it is fully cooked, remove and set a side.

To the same frying pan add the remaining oil, onion, bell pepper, 1/2 Tbsp. salt and 1/2 Tbsp. Black Pepper and sauté until soft, add tomato, hot chili flakes, minced garlic, all spice powder, chopped parsley and cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove and add to the cooked beef mixing well, set a side.

In the same frying pan, melt the butter adds the flour and cook for 1 min, add milk and Whisk well to avoid any lumps. Keep whisking until it is thickens. Add parmesan cheese, nutmeg, remaining of Salt and Black pepper mix well.

Add a cup of the white sauce to the bottom of the lasagna pan, and start layering. Spread by the spoon full of the meat mixture, white sauce, ricotta chesses, and Mozzarella chesses over each layer of the lasagna sheet, smooth it with a flat spoon or spatula, repeat and finish with the white sauce and the rest of the mozzarella cheese.

Bake covered for 45 minutes, uncover for the last 10 min to brown.
serve toped with grated parmesan chesses

Humming birds

I took these pictures yesterday at San Juan Capistrano Missionary.

Humming birds

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Vegetable omelet

Vegetable omelet

  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: easy
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Who said you could not have breakfast for dinner! This vegetable omelet with nacho cheese is delicious and hearty!

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6 Scrambled eggs

1/2 Tbsp. Salt

1/2 Tbsp. Black Pepper

1/4 tsps. curry powder

1 small tomato diced

1 small Bell pepper diced

1 Tbsp. fresh thyme

1/4 cup of nacho cheese melted

1/2 onions chopped

2 Tbsp. olive oil divided

2 Tbsp. butter divided

1 Tbsp. finally chopped parsley

In a nonstick frying pan add half the olive oil and half the butter, diced bell pepper, chopped onion, salt, curry powder and black pepper sauté until soften.

Add tomato,thyme and cook for 2 min until all combined.
Remove and set a side

In the same pan add the remaining oil and melted butter add scrambled eggs and cook for 3-4 min on low heat, flip the eggs and cook for 1 min to set, add all the cooked vegetable to one side of the cooked eggs, half of the melted cheese, and flip it over.

Add the rest of cheese over the omelet.

Garnish with chopped parsley.

Chocolate Chip Cookies-sugar free

Chocolate chip cookies

  • Servings: 12
  • Difficulty: easy
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These scrumptious cookies for the diabetic chocolate lover in your life.

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